Hello Zelphir. Zelphir Kaltstahl <zelphirkaltst...@posteo.de> writes: > I have many questions now. > > (1) So, if I understand correctly G-Golf applications can only be run > with the help of Guix tooling like `wrap-program`? Unless I somehow > set all the environment variables, that are in the wrapper script, by > myself to run my own code, instead of examples?
The quick and dirty --no-grafts way should not be complicated. You already did everything, except in your Makefile setup, I presume it is enough to add gtk to guix-env/manifest.scm. By David’s recommendation, as an alternative to pure GTK, imitate the G-Golf adw-1 examples instead of gtk-4 examples. Then you additionally add libadwaita. (David wrote adw, but the Guix package is called libadwaita.) Or perhaps you also need more dependencies like guile-cairo-next in the gtk-4 animated-paintable example. > > (2) How do other people develop apps with G-Golf? Everyone using Guix > and immediately defining packages in the same way as the gtk 4 > examples? If do not go the quick and dirty route, make a proper GNU Autotools build system. guile-hall can set up these GNU Autotools project files automatically. Then write a normal Guix package, but with inputs and a phase wrap-binaries like g-golf-adw-1-examples or g-golf-gtk-4-examples, but without inheriting or the other phases that just patch file paths and Makefiles specific to G-Golf. Only then you need not use --no-grafts. This is a proper non-Guix-specific build system and a Guix package. Do not use Guix’ computed-file. But for personal not security-sensitive use (e.g. the app does *not* deal with networking or user files), no need to do this, your --no-grafts Makefile is fine. > > (3) Can I somehow easily run the wrapper script, but then run my own > code, instead of the example? You can probably alternatively copy the g-golf-gtk-4-examples’ generated wrapper script and adapt it, so you do not need --no-grafts, but this would be the most complicated way and likely to break. Best stick with your Makefile with gtk in the manifest, or do the guile-hall setup. Hope it helps. Regards, Florian
